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Famous people · Birch River

No one born in Birch River has made the famous people list yet

In West Virginia, 160 towns have someone on the list. Huntington’s 62 names make the longest list in West Virginia. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Birch River), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Birch River has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Birch River

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Birch River and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.